More photos of the restoration work that has been taking place this month.
The repairs are on schedule, with the cap and sails due to go back on in late September - early October.
Click on a photo to see a larger version. Oldest photos at the bottom. Newest at the top.
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| Neil and Steve, the millwrights, nailing on the planks. The planks are tapered to a point so they lie without gaps between them. Another layer of planks will cover the joints between the first layer. |
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| Cladding the cap with cedar begins |
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| Cap frame with repairs. |
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| New wooden floor |
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| More brick repairs. The mill is actually built of clunch, a local hard chalky stone. The walls are very thick here and the bricks are just used to fill the gaps where the outer edges of the large clunch blocks have deteriated. This prevents the need to replace the whole block. |
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| Rotten window to be replaced. |
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| New bricks replacing old bricks that had come loose in an old repair. |
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| Damaged clunch and bricks removed and new brick repair started. |
